About Us

JILLIAN VAN TURNHOUT NÉE HASSETT is a respected children’s and human rights expert and former Senator in the upper house of the Irish Parliament. Throughout Jillian’s career, in both the private and public sector, her achievements have been recognised including winning the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Politician of the Year Award. Most recently, her work has been recognised by the President of France who awarded her the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, the second highest national Order of France.

For over 10 years Jillian has been developing her skills as a genealogist and has researched both her own and her clients’ family histories. Her own story has brought her to all corners of Ireland, the UK ans Wisconsin. Jillian is passionate about family history and understands the richness and fulfillment that goes with finding out about your ancestors and their lives. She is now working full time as a genealogist, helping clients discovering their Irish ancestry.

Despite the current laws in Ireland presenting a number of roadblocks, Jillian has broken through barriers and assisted former adoptees in tracing their roots. During her time in the Irish Senate, Jillian championed the right of adoptees to have their right to identity firmly established in law.

Jillian has attended genealogy conferences and seminars in Ireland, the UK and USA, including Roots Tech in Salt Lake City, the largest family history event in the world.

In the words of Roots author Alex Haley “In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage – to know who we are and where we have come from.” Jillian

MICHAEL VAN TURNHOUT was born in The Netherlands, has a Doctorandus (Masters) degree from Tilburg University and served as a Second Lieutenant in the Dutch army.

He has been living in Ireland for over 20 years and has totally immersed himself in Irish life. He is involved in several voluntary organisations on a national, regional and local basis.

He is the current Chair of his local resident’s association and an active member of his local history society, among others.

He supports Jillian in the running of the company, its finances, its website and social media.

Payment terms are agreed on a case by case basis but are in principle in advance of commencement of work. We accept payment via bank transfer (please contact us for bank details), cheques (please make them payable to Jillian van Turnhout), PayPal and credit and debit cards (via our PayPal account). We can accept card payments in EUR, GPB and USD; all other payments are EUR only.

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